Understanding of pork production
ABOVE: Australian Pork Limited to launch a consumer-focused sustainability campaign in February. Given people’s busy lives, having an interest and understanding of pork production isn’t on most people’s radar. In…
Traveller fined for undeclared pork
ABOVE: A Spanish man’s visa has been cancelled after he failed to declare pork and cheese in his luggage. Photo: AAP A Spanish traveller was the first person fined under…
Positive human contact can alter piglets behaviour
ABOVE: Early life contact with humans can play a substantial role in shaping piglets’ behavioural and physiological responses to stress. An experiment undertaken by collaborative researchers from the University of…
February 2023
February edition headlines Vale Dr Kaye Coates Respect, honesty and understanding Representing industry – APL submission update Tasting island life high on hog Eight-part alternative energy series spurs Aussie rural…
Data informs feral pig management
ABOVE: Photo: J Oostrom, supplied by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions In early December, the final stakeholder forum for 2022 of the National Feral Pig Action Plan addressed the…
Give piglets the iron they need
ABOVE: Piglets are commonly born with low iron reserves. Photo: Kameron Kincade Most producers understand that iron is an essential nutrient for all livestock, vital for producing the proteins that…
No room for high rise down here
ABOVE: High-rise hog house horror in China. A Concerned almost distraught member of ‘United Poignant Porcines’ alerted me recently to the news that a 26-storey ‘pig tower’ had not only…
January 2023
January edition headlines APRIL 2022 Stakeholder Forum Looking forward to 2023 Challenging times ahead for EU pig production APL welcomes new staff No room for high rise down here JE…
Dresden expands through Stockyard Industries
ABOVE: Stockyard Industries supplied and installed 168 freedom-style mating stalls with lifting back gates, plus a Big Dutchman automatic feedline and six-tonne silo. Victorian-based producer Grant Kelly and his family…
From snout to tail – what to know about pig welfare
ABOVE: Pig enjoy muddy wallows, which they use to help regulate their body temperature in warmer weather and protect themselves from sunburn, flies and external parasites. Photo: Crispin Jones Curious…
APRIL seasonal infertility and heat stress webinar
ABOVE: There are many parameters to determine the impact of heat stress. For example, feed and water intake, panting score and feed conversion rate. Photo: Phytobiotics With the 2022-23 summer…
December 2022
December 2022 edition headlines Liaison-livestock industry training A year of challenge and resilience Controlling mosquitoes around piggeries Getting animal rights right Congratulations to 2023 Nuffield Scholar recipient Dr Regan Lynch…